tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629664.post113630576350367325..comments2018-02-21T15:06:39.406-05:00Comments on Amardeep Singh: What is "Cultural Imperialism," anyway? Anthony AppiahAmardeep Singhhttps://plus.google.com/108709664888546151721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629664.post-1136561236130259672006-01-06T10:27:00.000-05:002006-01-06T10:27:00.000-05:00I recently started read this interesting blog. It...I recently started read this interesting blog. It is interesting how you mostly compare influence of Hollywood on Bollywood (Hindi movies, as I prefer call them :)) when discussing cultural imperialism. I think cultural imperialism, or lack there of, is much more than movies. It is the idea of what a culture is. When an Indian teenager eats french fries, say for the first time, at an Indian Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763671243428875888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629664.post-1136484900282285222006-01-05T13:15:00.000-05:002006-01-05T13:15:00.000-05:00Excellent observations, Amardeep. I agree with how...Excellent observations, Amardeep. I agree with how cultural exports are perceived in different settings and the take-out value of each of them differs. I also think the environment/location where it is being viewed matters. eg: When I first started watching Simpsons after coming to US, the first 2-3 weeks I could never "get" what was so funny about it. My reaction to the whole hype was "Duh!"(punSuhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812633174667781395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629664.post-1136388552430523902006-01-04T10:29:00.000-05:002006-01-04T10:29:00.000-05:00Amardeep - opendemocracy.net has a whole section d...Amardeep - opendemocracy.net has a whole section devoted to questions of global media ownership and flows. Its a great resource, esp for an undergrad course.<BR/>http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-globalmediaownership/issue.jspAswinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839522232047080449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629664.post-1136330742761239772006-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:002006-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:00I think it's all of the above. In the absence of i...I think it's all of the above. In the absence of institutional coercion (foreign occupation, religious fundamentalism etc.), changes in cultural values are a matter of free choice. The change occurs on two parallel tracks. One happens because it makes life easier for the doer, the other, when society at large sees no gross transgression in the change. The latter can occur due to rational debate Ruchira Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510940989356088788noreply@blogger.com